What was the special mission of John the Baptist?

Answer

"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of
the Light, that all men through him might believe." John 1: 6, 7.
 


To whom are sinners brought by conversion?
29. What bears witness to the genuineness of the righteousness obtained by faith, apart from the deeds of the law?
Who was the seed here referred to?
When Elijah was about to take a forty days journey, how was he strengthened for it?
Why are we exhorted to patience?
What is one good evidence of genuine repentance?
For what did Abraham look?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle